Originally Posted by
bergerud
Using the outline method gives a poor quality curve which is difficult to edit. Mirror, as you now know, does not create an independent half that can be connected. What I do is draw half the curve and then copy, paste, and reflect it to get the other half. Connect the two halves and then I have a single, symmetric curve.
Warning: Not all curves reflect! Constraints and tangent arcs seem to defy the reflection operation.
Edit: I added an mpc. See the two halves you can now connect.